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Communication & Media Studies at Vassar College

If you are interested in studying Communication & Media Studies, you may want to check out the program at Vassar College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Vassar College sits in Poughkeepsie, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 communication & media studies graduations were recorded at Vassar College.

Online & Distance Learning at Vassar College

Vassar College delivers most coursework on campus; distance-education enrollment is limited.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings at Vassar College

These rankings give you a sense of how Vassar College’s Communication & Media Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#50 of 60
Best Value	New York	#55 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#112 of 135
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#128 of 134
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#593 of 776
Best Value	Nationwide	#743 of 772

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Vassar College

Graduates of Vassar College’s Communication & Media Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$18,701
2 years	$33,959

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Communication & Media Studies graduates from Vassar College comes in at $18,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Communication & Media Studies graduates at Vassar College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Vassar College are 84% women (16) and 16% men (3).

Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program at Vassar College

Among the 19 bachelor’s communication & media studies degrees awarded at Vassar College, 84% were women (16) and 16% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Vassar College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Vassar College, above the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Communication & Media Studies Concentrations at Vassar College

The Communication & Media Studies program at Vassar College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	19

Top-Paying Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Students who finish Communication & Media Studies program at Vassar College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Communication & Media Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.